You should have experience working with groups of children or learners, preferably at the age level you wish to teach.

Applicants from outside Canada, whose primary language is not English, must demonstrate English proficiency to acceptable standards through an acceptable language proficiency test. Please see the English Language Proficiency guidelines for more details.

A note about liberal arts and science content:
Occasionally an undergraduate degree may not be considered an appropriate basis of admission because it does not contain sufficient liberal arts content. Courses with a significant professional training component, practical component, studio component, performance component, or sports component may not be counted as liberal arts courses. The established standard is at least 75% liberal arts content. For more information, please inquire at admissions.oise@utoronto.ca.

Additional Requirements by Concentration

Elementary (Primary-Junior) Option: Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6

There are no additional admission requirements for this option.

Elementary (Junior-Intermediate) Option: Grade 4 - Grade 10
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In addition to the general requirements, applicants for Junior-Intermediate concentration must also identify one subject that will be their area of teaching specialization, known as your "teachable" or "teaching subject". Teachables include English, French, Health & Physical Education, History, Mathematics, or Science. You must have the appropriate undergraduate prerequisites for your chosen teachable. Please check to make sure you have your chosen teachable's prerequisites. You should only apply to the Junior-Intermediate Option if you are confident you have the required prerequisites for one of the teachables. If you do not have the necessary prerequisites, please consider the Primary-Junior Option as an alternative.

Secondary (Intermediate-Senior) Option: Grade 7 - Grade 12

In addition to the general requirements, applicants for Intermediate-Senior concentration must also identify two subjects that will be their areas of teaching specialization, known as your "teachable" or "teaching subject". Teachables include English, French, Religious Education, Health & Physical Education, History, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science General, Social Science, or Music. You must have the appropriate undergraduate prerequisites for your two teachables. Please check to make sure you have your two chosen teachable prerequisites. You should only apply to the Intermediate-Senior Option if you are confident you have the required prerequisites for your two chosen teachables. If you do not have the necessary prerequisites, please consider the Junior-Intermediate Option as an alternative.